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1 Samuel 25:8-10
Contemporary English Version
1 Samuel 25:8-10
Contemporary English Version
8 Ask your shepherds, and they'll tell you the same thing.
My servants are your servants, and you are like a father to me. This is a day for celebrating,[a] so please be kind and share some of your food with us.
9 David's men went to Nabal and gave him David's message, then they waited for Nabal's answer.
10 This is what he said:
Who does this David think he is? That son of Jesse is just one more slave on the run from his master, and there are too many of them these days.
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- 25.8 celebrating: Cutting the wool from the sheep was a time for celebrating as well as for working.
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